| Thalassery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 13 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Clockwise from top:Hermann Gundert Statue, Kalaripayattu Training, Muzhappilangad Beach, Thalassery fort, Theyyam, Spice Market, Cannons near Pier | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,75,143 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Thalassery State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the MLA is A. N. Shamseer of CPI(M).
Thalassery Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thalassery | Municipality | Thalassery |
| 2 | Chokli | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 3 | Eranholi | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 4 | Kadirur | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 5 | New Mahe | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 6 | Panniyannur | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Thalassery Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | V.R. Krishna Iyer | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | K.P.R. Gopalan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | N.E. Balaram | CPI | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Pattiam Gopalan | CPI(M) | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1979* | M.V. Rajagopalan | 1979 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | K.P. Mammoo Master | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | E.K. Nayanar | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | A.N. Shamseer | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
* indicates bypolls
There were 1,75,143 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. N. Shamseer | 81,810 | 61.52 |  8.20
| |
| INC | M. P. Aravindakshan | 45,009 | 33.84 | 6.23
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,313 | 1.73 | - | |
| WPOI | Shamseer Ibrahim | 1,963 | 1.48 | 0.47
| |
| Independent | C. O. T. Naseer | 1,163 | 0.87 | - | |
| Independent | Aravindakshan | 533 | 0.40 | - | |
| Independent | Haridasan | 198 | 0.15 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 36,801 | 27.68 | 1.97
| ||
| Turnout | 1,32,989 | 75.93 |  3.5
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 8.20
|
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There were 1,67,024 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. N. Shamseer | 70,741 | 53.32 | 3.46
| |
| INC | A. P. Abdullakutty | 36,624 | 27.61 | 6.66
| |
| BJP | V. K. Sajeevan | 22,125 | 16.68 | 10.76
| |
| WPOI | Jabeena Irshad | 1,337 | 1.01 | - | |
| SDPI | A. C. Jalaludeen | 959 | 0.72 | 1.04
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 514 | 0.39 | - | |
| Independent | Balakrishnan Kodiyeri | 129 | 0.10 | - | |
| Independent | Thayyil Vattakkandi Sajeeevan V. K | 125 | 0.09 | - | |
| Independent | Danish Mahal A. P. Abdullakutty | 112 | 0.08 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 34,117 | 25.71 | 3.20
| ||
| Turnout | 1,32,666 | 79.43 | 0.76
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.46
|
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There were 1,49,689 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | 66,870 | 56.78 | ||
| INC | Rijil Makkutty | 40,361 | 34.27 | ||
| BJP | V. Ratnakaran | 6,973 | 5.92 | ||
| SDPI | A. C. Jalaluddin | 2,068 | 1.76 | ||
| BSP | K. Raghunath | 674 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | Rijil Muliyil | 539 | 0.46 | ||
| Independent | Balakrishnan | 278 | 0.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,509 | 22.51 | |||
| Turnout | 1,17,763 | 78.67 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Kanaran, C. H | 20,836 | 46.11% | ||
| INC | Raghavan Nair. K. P | 10,135 | 22.43% | 22.43% | |
| Independent | Koyamu Khan Saheb Ollyatg Vazhayil | 8,965 | 19.84% | ||
| Socialist | Amina Hashim | 5,254 | 11.63% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,701 | 23.68% | |||
| Turnout | 45,190 | 71.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,608 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
